Lo Nuestro Award for Rock/Alternative Artist of the Year

The Lo Nuestro Award for Rock/Alternative Artist of the Year was an honor presented annually by American network Univision. The Lo Nuestro Awards have been held since 1989 to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music.[1] The nominees and winners were originally selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors of Spanish-language radio stations in the United States and also based on chart performance on Billboard Latin music charts, with the results being tabulated and certified by the accounting firm Arthur Andersen.[1][2] At the present time, the winners are selected by the audience through an online survey.[3] The trophy is shaped in the form of a treble clef.[1] The categories awarded were for the Pop, Tropical/Salsa, Regional Mexican and Music Video fields before the 2000 awards, and from the following year onwards categories were expanded and included a Rock field for Album and Performer of the Year.[4]

Lo Nuestro Awards for Rock/Alternative Artist of the Year
Awarded for	Rock/Alternative Artist of the Year
Country	United States
Presented by	Univision
First awarded	2001
Last awarded	2013
Currently held by	Maná (2013)
Most awards	Juanes (6)
Website	univision.com/premiolonuestro

The award was first presented to Colombian singer Shakira, the only female winner. Colombian performer Juanes was the most nominated and biggest winner in the category, with six wins out of nine nominations. Mexican band Maná won the award four times. Mexican singer Alejandra Guzmán and ensembles Café Tacuba and Motel were the most nominated acts without a win, with three unsuccessful nominations each. In 2013, all the categories in the Rock Field (Artist, Album and Song of the Year) were merged into the Pop Field.[5]

Winners and nominees

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees for the majority of the years awarded.

Key	Meaning
	Indicates the winning album

Colombian performer Shakira (pictured in 2009), winner in 2001.

Colombian performer Juanes (pictured in 2012), the most awarded performer with six wins.

Chilean band La Ley (pictured in 2005), winners in 2002.

Four-time winners, Mexican band Maná

Year	Performer(s)	Ref
2001 (13th)	Shakira	[6][7]
	La Ley
	Maldita Vecindad
	El Tri
2002 (14th)	La Ley	[8][9]
	Aterciopelados
	Café Tacuba
	El Gran Silencio
	Jaguares
2003 (15th)	Juanes	[10][11]
	Cabas
	Los Rabanes
	Maná
2004 (16th)	Jaguares	[3][12]
	Café Tacuba
	El Gran Silencio
	Molotov
2005 (17th)	Juanes	[13][14]
	Kinky
	Maná
	Julieta Venegas
2006 (18th)	Juanes	[15][16]
	Enjambre
	Circo
	La Secta AllStar
2007 (19th)	Maná	[17][18]
	Babasónicos
	Alejandra Guzmán
	Juanes
2008 (20th)	Maná	[19][20]
	Allison
	Moderatto
	Motel
2009 (21st)	Juanes	[21][22]
	Black Guayaba
	Café Tacuba
	Maná
	Motel
2010 (22nd)	Juanes	[23][24]
	Beto Cuevas
	Maná
	Motel
	La Secta AllStar
2011 (23rd)	Juanes	[25][26]
	Bunbury
	El Canto del Loco
	Draco
	Vivanativa
2012 (24th)	Maná	[27][28]
	Juanes
	Alejandra Guzmán
	Zoé
2013 (25th)	Maná	[29][30]
	Beto Cuevas
	Alejandra Guzmán
	Juanes

See also

• Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album
• Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
• Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album
• Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Album

References

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